From the moment you decided to humble yourself to receive understanding, your prayer was heard, and I set out to come to you. But I was waylaid by the angel-prince of the kingdom of Persia and was delayed for a good three weeks. But then Michael, one of the chief angel-princes, intervened to help me. I left him there with the prince of the kingdom of Persia. And now I’m here to help you understand what will eventually happen to your people. The vision has to do with what’s ahead.’

A sign before the return of the Mahdi: “a star will appear in the East giving out as much light as the moon.”

According to Moojan Momen, among the most commonly reported signs that presage the advent of the Mahdi in Shia hadith are

1. Before his coming will come the red death and the white death. The red death is the sword and white death is plague. (see also Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)
2. Several figures will appear: the one-eyed Dajjal, the Sufyani and the Yamani. Another figure, the Pure Soul (an-Nafs az-Zakiyya), will be assassinated.
3. The sun will rise from the West and a star will appear in the East giving out as much light as the moon.
4. The Arabs will throw off the reins and take possession of their land, throwing out the authority of the foreigners.
5. A caller will call out from heaven.
6. There will be a great conflict in the land of Syria until it is destroyed.
7. Death and fear will afflict the people of Baghdad and Iraq. A fire will appear in the sky and a redness will cover them.

Today Jews around the world are marking Yom Kippur, the holy Day of Atonement, a day culminating the ten days of repentance which began last week with the Jewish New Year, a day of holiness and retrospection for Jews, a day of fasting as Jews repeatedly pray for forgiveness for past misdeeds while asking for a good year.

As they do so, many will also recall that horrible day 40 years ago as word began to trickle out about a surprise attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria, backed by other Arab and Muslim nations; an attack meant to complete the task of wiping Israel off the map and to drive the Jews into the sea that they failed to do in the June, 1967 Six Day War.

Jesus declared the Sun, Moon and the Stars would give signs before his 2nd coming.

25 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

Jesus then gave a warning:

“ Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.

How does a person become worthy to escape the wrath coming to this world and stand before the Son of Man ?

“For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.”

“ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

IIn 2014 – 2015 a rare sequence of Red Blood Moon lunar eclipses will occur on the Jewish Holidays of Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles ( Sukkot ). In addition to the Tetrad occurrence, 2 solar eclipses will complement the 4 lunar eclipses on the Jewish New Year and the Feast of Trumpets. A comet and meteor shower will pass by earth on the Jewish holiday of Tu BiSh’vat a few months before the Jewish Eclipse sequence begins.

On October 14th, Comet ISON, Mars conjunct around Regulus in Leo. This is the 10th of Cheshvan, the day Noah went into the Ark.

Shouldn’t mid-trib be then 9th of Av? If the AC breaks the ‘peace treaty’ in the middle of the 7 year, then steps into the temple to declare himself god, that’s the Abomination of Desolation, and that should happen on the 9th of Av. (Based on past patterns) Based on the 2014/2015 blood moons, if we assume 9th of Av 5777 (July 31st 2017) is mid-trib, that means the 7 year Treaty might begin around Feb 17th 2014.

Others have warned that the database is vulnerable to abuse by the numerous government agencies involved, including the IRS, the Department of Homeland Security, state Medicaid databases, and the Social Security Administration.

as financial guru and strategic investor Bill Fleckenstein points out in the following highly insightful interview with King World News, America’s fantasy of unlimited borrowing, consumption and confidence will soon be revealed for the sham that it really is. And when the masses realize what has happened – that the government and Federal reserve are trapped and the “great unwind” finally begins – it will lead to nothing short of widespread panic on a level never before seen.

Although it is difficult to confirm the political affiliation of those involved, an eyewitness told Time that the executioners belonged to ISIS – an Al-Qaeda faction opposed to President Bashar Assad’s regime.

Arabic news agency Al Hadath gives more information concerning this latest terror attack on Syria’s Christians, specifically how the al-Qaeda linked rebels “terrorized the Christians, threatening to be avenged on them after the triumph of the revolution.”

The system — named Hydra, after the mythological many-headed sea-monster — would be deployed in international waters by the Navy for weeks or months, and would be a way to relieve “resource strain,” states DARPA program manager Scott Littlefield, as well as extend military capabilities.

Hemorrhagic disease may kill deer within 72 hours of infection. Some deer will survive but will show signs of lameness, loss of appetite, and much reduced activity. A smaller proportion of animals may be disabled for weeks or months by lameness or emaciation

And I saw three loathsome spirits like frogs, [leaping] from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet.

14 For really they are the spirits of demons that perform signs (wonders, miracles). And they go forth to the rulers and leaders all over the world, to gather them together for war on the great day of God the Almighty.

15 Behold, I am going to come like a thief! Blessed (happy, [a]to be envied) is he who stays awake (alert) and who guards his clothes, so that he may not be naked and [have the shame of being] seen exposed!

Kerry is scheduled to arrive in Israel after holding meetings in Paris on Sunday with the foreign ministers of France, Britain, and Saudi Arabia. Kerry was last in Jerusalem in July, when his intensive shuttle diplomacy led to the restart of Israeli-Palestinian talks

He termed this a “huge success for Russia and a “personal achievement” for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “For the first time since WWII, the US plays only a supporting role,” he said. “The US must assume its leading role especially vis a vis Iran.”